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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

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N.S.W. 'Key To Federal Election'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

New South Wales would be the key State for the Federal poll on May 29, Mr. C. W. Anderson said yesterday…

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Many Out Of N.T. Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 8

DARWIN, Wednesday.—Ninety-five per cent. of the Northern Territory's male population were prevented…

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Focus on Victoria Vital State In Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The tentative programme drawn up for Mr. Menzies for the Federal election campaign pinpoints the importance of Victoria…

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A.L.P. Region Body To Plan Electioneering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 4

The initial meeting of the Labour Party's Northern Regional Organising Committee will be held at Hamilton at…

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W.f.a. Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

Gallant Archer, chief danger to Hydrogen in to-morrow's Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm…

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Parliament Near Close 7 Days of Life Left

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The 20th commonwealth Parliament will end with a seven-day sitting beginning on Tuesday. Next week, party leaders…

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"In The Good Old Days" Lively Election Of Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 8

The lively doings of the aldermen at each mayoral election of Newcastle Council are by no means a recent development. The events preceding the election of Alderman Simon Kemp to the chair were described…

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May Queen Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

Miss Norine Haines is the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union's candidate in this year's May…

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Test Vote In Italian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

ROME, April 12, A.A.P.—The two-months-old coalition Government of Signor Mario Scelba, Christian Democrats,…

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Ceylon Ceremony Queen Opens Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

COLOMBO, April 12. A.A.P.—The Queen opened Ceylon Parliament to-day in a 30-minute ceremony. A crowd of 20,000…

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Opened Ceylon's Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 3

Queen Elizabeth, with the Duke of Edinburgh, at Independence Hall, Colombo, for the opening of Parliament…

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Federal Parliament Finishes Its Job

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The 20th Federal Parliament broke up late this afternoon after having passed 315 bills since it assembled in June, 1951. It will meet formally for…

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May Queen Contest Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 3

Candidates in Newcastle Trades Hall May Queen contest, from left, are: Noreen Haynes (Hotels, Clubs and…

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Parliament Dissolved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The 20th Commonwealth Parliament officially came to an end to-day with a…

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Liquor Hours An Issue In Federal Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: State Labor parliamentarians expect to be questioned on extended liquor hours during the Federal election campaign. Although liquor hours are a State issue. Federal…

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Polling Day Is Not The Same

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 5

Newcastle will be having another polling day, for the Commonwealth Parliamentary election, in a little over a month, but polling days aren't what they used to be 70 years ago…

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Menzies's Election Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA: The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) will address 35 election meetings in 25 days during his…

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Election Shock in Honduras

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 5

BELIZE (British Honduras), April 29. A.A.P.—The first result from the general elections to-day was the defeat of the moderate National Party leader by his…

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Preparing For Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

Newcastle electoral office is busy on the rolls in preparation for the Federal elections. Here the Divisional Returning…

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Men Only Federal Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY: For the first time in many years no woman in this State has nominated for the Federal…

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